Hospice Foundation of America Presents Webinar On 'Grieving Children and Adolescents: The Role of Internet Support'
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WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nationally-known expert Kenneth Doka, Senior Bereavement Consultant to Hospice Foundation of America (HFA), will host a discussion focusing on the role that the Internet plays in the lives of grieving young people and the implications for clinicians during Hospice Foundation of America's (HFA's) live online webinar on Tuesday, June 15 from 1pm- 2:30pm EDT. Dr. Doka will be joined by Dr. Carla Sofka, Associate Professor of Social Work at Siena College in New York, and Pamela Gabbay, Program Director of The Mourning Star Center for Grieving Children in Palm Desert, California.
"For young people, the Internet is an essential source of communication and information," says Dr. Doka. "So it is natural they would turn to the Internet when they grieve." Participants will learn both the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing the Internet in grief and learn strategies for opening a dialog with children and adolescents about the ways the use the Internet as they mourn. The clinical implications of research of Internet use for intervention with children and adolescents and their families will be examined, describing the possibilities and limitations for adults or organizations to offer support in a monitored, safe way.See the full content of this document
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Hospice Foundation of America Presents Webinar On 'Grieving Children and Adolescents: The Role of Internet Support'
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